Press release:
Congressman Chris Collins (NY-27) announced today that the Genesee County Airport, located in Batavia, will receive two grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) totaling more than $1 million. The first grant, for $973,800, will fund the construction necessary to relocate the airport’s apron. An apron is the area of the airport where planes are parked, unloaded, refueled and boarded. This project includes 77,500 square feet of new pavement and the reconstruction of 44,000 square feet of existing pavement.
The second grant, for $63,000, will provide funding for the design of a new taxiway leading to the T-hangar at the airport.
“Supporting local governments with the cost of maintaining, repairing and building critical infrastructure is an appropriate use of federal tax dollars,” Collins said. “Local taxpayers send a lot of their hard-earned money to Washington and it is only proper that we get a share of it back to assist with projects that are important to our local communities.”
The Congressman’s office remains available to assist any local government pursuing a federal grant.
a note to chris
a note to chris Collins.....batavias airport is NOT important to me.....I've never used it, I never will........I don't think most Batavians have any use for it either.....so maybe you can get some taxpayer money from the federal tax collector and use it to fix the infrastructure that we all use... that airport can pay for itself, if not sell it.